Agitator.



, A. S. BABEK.

AGITATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 23, 1913.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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ALOYSIUSS. BABEK, 0E WACO, TEXAS.

AGITA'IOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented set. as, rain.

Application filed Apri123, 1913. Serial No. 763,117.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALoYsIUs S. BABEK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Waco, in the county ofMcLennan and fitate of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Agitators, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in agitators and hasrelation more particularly, to a device of this general characterespecially designed and adapted for use in connection with Washingmachines or the like, and the object of the invention is to provide anovel and improved device of this general character wherein anefi"ective agitation of liquid is created upon axial rotation beingimparted to the agitator.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of certain noveldetails of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, it being understood that various modificationsmay be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of theappended claim.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating this invention :ligure l is afragmentary view illustrating in elevation an agitator constructed inaccordance with an embodiment of my invention, the coacting parts of themachine, to which it is disclosed as applied, being illustrated insection; Fig. 2 is a view in top plan of the devlce as set forth in Fig.1; and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through oneof the blades as"'"herein embodied.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 60 denotes a verticallydisposed stem suitably mounted for axial rotation in the machine 18herein disclosed as a dishwashing machine, said stem being adapted to berotated in alternate directions in any conventional manner, although Ido not wish to be understood as limiting myself in this respect.

58 denotes a disk fixed to the stem 60 and 57 indicates diametricallyopposed blades secured to the disk and projectin beyond the peripherythereof, each of said blades being substantially V-shape in crosssection and the side plates 5 of each of the blades being substantiallyL-shape in cross section, the inner marginal portions of the bladesbeing provided with a depending extension 6 in contact with the disk 58and having disposed therethrough suitable anchoring means 7 hereindisclosed as conventional rivets.

Secured to the stem at a predetermined distance above the disk 58 is abar 59, the extremities-whereof, as indicated at 8, being bifurcated asis disclosed particularly in ig. 2, to straddle the blades 57 adjacentthe apices thereofand being connected therewith in any conventionalmanner, as indicated at 9. It will be observed that the stem 60 servesas a mounting common to both the disk 58 and the bar 59.

From the foregoing description it is believed to be obvious that anagitator constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention isof an extremely simple and comparatively inexpensive nature and isparticularly well adapted for use by rea son of the convenience andfacility with which it performs its several functions and it will alsobe obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change andmodification without material departure from the principles and spiritthereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limitingmyself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several partsherein shown in carrying out my invention inpractice except as definedby the appended claim.

- What is claimed, is

A device of the class described including an agitator comprising arotatably supported disk, diametrically opposed blades secured tothedisk and projecting beyond the periphery thereof, each of said bladesbeing substantially V-shape in cross section, the plates of each of theblades being substantially L-shape in cross section, the inner marginalportions of said blades being provided with depending extensions incontact with the disk, means engageable with the extensions for securingthe blades to the disk,

2, bar rotatably-supported above'the disk and having its extremitiesengaged with the blades adjacent the apices thereof, and a mountingcommon to the disk and bar.

. In testunony whereof I hereunto affix my signature 1n the presence oftwo witnesses.

ALOYSIUS S. BABEK. Witnesses J. D. ONEILL, PAUL A. KELLY.

